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Jump to full article: Now Lebanon (lb), 2009-08-11
Author: Maysam Ali, NOW Staff , August 10, 2009
Intro: Rima Nakkash, assistant research professor at the American University of Beirut’s Faculty of Health Sciences, is heading a project to study smoke-free policies in Lebanon. The project, funded by the International Development Research Center-Research in International Tobacco Control (IDRC-RITC) in Canada, aims to publish findings that can then influence the decisions of policymakers in Lebanon.
NOW Lebanon asked Nakkash about the research project, the prevalence of smoking in Lebanon and effective policies for tobacco control.
How prevalent is smoking in Lebanon, compared to regional and international countries?
Nakkash: [The two most prominent reports] are the worldwide Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) which examines self-reported smoking behavior among 13 to 15 year-olds in Lebanon, and the Mpower report by the World Health Organization. There is no nation-wide census in Lebanon, but cross-sectional studies show that the prevalence of smoking among the overall population, and in particular among youth and women, is very high.
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